PARENTING DECISIONS LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT
ON AN ALL-NEW "HOUSE"
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, ON FOX

John Scurti (“Rescue Me”) Guest Stars

A teenage boy attempting to follow in his late father’s footsteps as an entertainer is admitted to Princeton Plainsboro with partial paralysis. As the team searches for a bone marrow match, they uncover a disturbing family secret. Meanwhile, House looks for creative ways to remove his ankle monitor so that he can attend a boxing match in Atlantic City, and he treats a patient (guest star John Scurti) who is convinced he is suffering from diabetes. Also, Taub faces a tough decision when his ex-wife Rachel tells him that she wants to move across the country with their infant daughter in the all-new "Parents" episode of HOUSE airing Monday, Nov. 14 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (HOU-806) (TV-14 D, L)

Timeline

Patient of the Week

Ben, a teenager

How House gets involved:

The privacy invasion / ethical breach / Rule Breaking

Preliminary diagnoses:

The final diagnosis

syphilis plus the antibiotics caused a Jarish-Herxheimer reaction

Who Came up with final diagnosis

House when the natural father showed up and showed signs of advanced syphilis.

Clinic Patients

A guy whose father and brother were diagnoses with diabetes when they each were 50 and he just turned 50.